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J. P. MONNETT.

, FENCE. No. 397,994. Patented,]?'eb. 19, 1889.

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JOHN P. MONNETT, OF BUOYRUS, OHIO.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,994, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed June 27, 1888.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. MONNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bucyrus, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fences; and it consists of the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a fence constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view 011 the line a: .r of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view 011 the line y y of the same figure.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A A designate a pair of vertical stakes, which are arranged parallel with each other to leave an intermediate space, a, in which the ends of longitudinal rails are fitted, and B B are diagonal brace-stakes, these vertical and diagonal stakes being securely bound together near their upper ends by means of a wire band or loop, 0.

Each panel of the fence has two parallel bottom bars or rails, D D, and a corresponding number of top or rider rails, E E, which are long enough to fit between the vertical stakes A A of adjoining panels, and are securely held in place by said stakes clamping upon the rails, it being understood that these rails are fitted between the stakes, so that the binding wire or loop when drawn tightly around the vertical and diagonal stakes causes the vertical stakes to bind upon the rails and thereby firmly clamp .them in position. One end of each rider-rail E rests on the binding wire or loop 0 and the opposite end of each rail laps the adjoining end of rail E of the contiguous panel, as indicated in Fig. 1. From points near the ends of the rider-rail E Serial to. 278.355. (N0 model.)

of each panel depend vertical wire loops F F, which embrace the lower bottom rail, D D. These wire loops are each formed from a single piece of wire in the following manner: One end of the wire is bent around the rider-rail E and then twisted around itself at. a point below the rail, as at f, and the opposite end of the wire is then passed down on one side of the rails D D, beneath the lower nection f of the opposite end of the wire, as 6 will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2.

Between the rider-rails E E and bottom rails, D D, are arranged the intermediate or middle rails, G G, which are shorter in length than the bottom and top rails, and are fitted at their ends in the depending wire loops F F. These intermediate rails, G G, can be made of any desired length which will permit the ends thereof to fit between the wire loops F F, and waste material can thus be utilized in building my improved fence, which thus secures and promotes economy in building and repairing the fence.

To prevent egress through the spaces left between the short intermediate rails of two adjoining panels of the fence, I have provided filling-in rails H H, which are passed between the stakes and fitted at their ends between the intermediate rails of two adjoining panels 8 5 and in the loop F of one panel and the loop F of another panel. These filling-in rails are also made or selected from waste stock.

To properlyhold the rails of each panel in their relative positions I have provided a series of spaced open links, I, which are fitted around each vertical loop F and F at suitable points of the length thereof, contiguous to the rails of the panel, to hold the parts from displacement. Each link is formed of a single piece of wire, with an open space, 2', therein to facilitate its adjustment around the wire loop, and this link serves to draw the sides of the loop around which it is fitted toward each other between two adjoining rails and cause the loop to bind on said rails.

In building my improved fence I first drive the vertical and diagonal stakes into the ground in proper position and at suitable intervals, and then bind said stakes together by the band or loop which unites the upper ends of the stakes. The bottom and rider rails are inserted between the vertical stakes before the binding wire or loop 0 is drawn tightly around the stakes to cause the vertical stakes to firmly clamp said bottom and rider rails'in place, the rail E resting on the loop 0 and the meeting ends of said rails D D and E E of adjoining panels of the fence overlapping one another, as is obvious. The vertical loops F F are now connected to the bottom and rider rails of each panel of the fence in the manner hereinbcfore described, and the links I connected to the sides of the wire loops between two adjoining rails to draw the loops firmly upon the rails, and the short intermediate rails of the panel are now inserted between the loops and separated from the bottom rails and from themselves by the links I. The filling-in pieces H H are finally passed between the stakes A A and fitted at their ends between the rails H H E D and into the loops F F, respectively, of adjoining sections of the fence.

By firmly clamping the top and bottom rails loops, the open links I, fitted around the verof the fence-panel between the vertical stakes A A and bracing them and the intermediate links by the vertical loops and the intermediate links, I am able to produce a fence which possesses great strength and durability,

can be quickly built and readily repaired, and short waste material can be utilized in constructing and repairing the fence to promote economy. As the rails are firmly secured and braced, they can be made very thin without impairing the strength thereof, and a longer fence can also be built out of the same quan- I tity of stock than is possible with the fences as heretofore constructed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A fence consisting of the vertical stakes, the top and bottom rails fitted at their ends between said vertical stakes, the inclined stakes, the binding-wires O, passing around the vertical and inclined stakes to cause the vertical stakes to bind tightly on said rails, two vertical wire loops, F, for each panel of the fence, located near the vertical stakes and passing around the bottom and top rails, the intermediate rails, G G, varying in length with respect to the top and bottom rails and fitted in the vertical loops, and the filling-in pieces H H, fitted between the intermediate rails of two adjoining panels of the fence and passing between the vertical stakes, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A fence consisting of the top and bottom rails fitted at their ends between vertical stakes, wires 0, clamping said stakes tightly upon the ends of the rails, two vertical wire loops, F, for each panel of the fence, located in close juxtaposition to said vertical stakes and passing around the top and bottom rails, the intermediate rails, G G, terminating at each end a short distance from the vertical stakes and fitted in said vertical tical loops, between the rails, to draw the loops tightly upon said rails, and the fillingin. pieces H 11, arranged between adjoining panels of the fence and passing between the vertical stakes, with their ends fitted in adjoining vertical wire loops, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. MONNETT.

Witnesses:

Isaac CAHILL, 'D. C. CAHILL. 

